""I think I had one fight left, and I was hoping to have that fight since last year. I've been asking for the fight, but they keep telling me they are working on it... A lot of things were changing in the PFL. And sometimes it was even hard to know - because I used to talk fight-related [stuff] with Peter Murray. And then things started to change, and then John [Martin] came around, and the conversation basically had to start all over again.""
""The Predator" defeated Renan Ferreira in his lone PFL bout in October 2024. Ngannou left the UFC on a bitter note in 2023 and signed up with the PFL, but his highly-anticipated PFL career didn't exactly pan out as expected."
Francis Ngannou aimed to fulfill his contract with the Professional Fighters League but faced delays due to leadership changes. Ngannou believed he had one fight remaining, which he sought since last year. Communication issues arose after the replacement of former CEO Peter Murray with John Martin, causing negotiations to stall. Ngannou's PFL career was underwhelming, with only one fight against Renan Ferreira in October 2024, despite competing in boxing matches against Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. The PFL also experienced significant leadership changes recently.
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